Directors of the Proof Houses

The Proof Houses and other National Bodies are, in the sense of the ISO 2 guidelines, testing laboratories, inspection bodies, and accredited certification bodies, and implement C.I.P. decisions in accordance with the national laws in effect.

Their responsibilities include:

meeting the criteria of an accredited testing laboratory (ISO 17025)

meeting the criteria of an accredited inspection body

meeting the criteria of an accredited certification body (EN 45011)

implementing C.I.P.’s decrees and/or transpositions in the official texts of their country as well as taking into consideration the C.I.P.’s recommendations

oversight of suppliers (producers, repairers, importers, distributors) in order to ensure the implementation of C.I.P. decisions and/or transposition into the official texts of their country

if decreed, the supervision of clients (users) to ensure the implementation of C.I.P. decisions and/or transposition into the official texts of their country

establishing a structure for the quality system, its assessment, and continuous improvement

the realization of the quality system by a “Quality Manual” document, that will meet ISO 49 guidelines